page_title: Dhangadhi
hierarchical_section_title: Dhangadhi
caption_attribution_description: English: Dhangadhi city
context_page_description: Dhangadhi is a sub-metropolitan city and the district headquarters of Kailali District in Sudurpashchim Pradesh of Nepal. It shares a border with Uttar Pradesh, India in the south, Godawari and Gauriganga Municipality in the North, Kailari Rural Municipality in the east and Kanchanpur District in the west. Dhangadhi is a sub-metropolis divided into 19 wards.
  It has a population of about 147,181 and thus is the 10th biggest city of Nepal. It has an area of 261.75 km². It is one of the major cities of Far - West Province of Nepal along with Bhimdatta.
  Dhangadhi was established in 1976. It became the first sub-metropolitan city in the far-west after it was upgraded to a sub-metropolis from municipality status on 18 September 2015 as the village development committees Fulbari and Urma were merged into Dhangadhi.
context_section_description: Dhangadhi (Nepali: धनगढी) is a sub-metropolitan city and the district headquarters of Kailali District in Sudurpashchim Pradesh of Nepal. It shares a border with Uttar Pradesh, India in the south, Godawari and Gauriganga Municipality in the North, Kailari Rural Municipality in the east and Kanchanpur District in the west.  Dhangadhi is a sub-metropolis divided into 19 wards.
  It has a population of about 147,181 and thus is the 10th biggest city of Nepal. It has an area of 261.75 km². It is one of the major cities of Far - West Province of Nepal along with Bhimdatta.
  Dhangadhi was established in 1976. It became the first sub-metropolitan city in the far-west after it was upgraded to a sub-metropolis from municipality status on 18 September 2015 as the village development committees Fulbari and Urma were merged into Dhangadhi.
caption: Dhangadhi City at glance
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